The 2006-07 Concert Season
Celebrations
All concerts are held at the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University. The venue is accessible via the MBTA Green Line and is wheelchair-accessible.Twenty-Fourth International Composition Competition
Saturday, September 30, 2006, 7 p.m.
Free admission
Sponsored by Boston University
Special event for the premiere performance of the finalists' works. At the end of the concert, the ALEA III Prize will be awarded by a distinguished panel of judges.
Works:
- Tim Sullivan Thoughts
- Tasos Stylianou "Stoes"
- Iluminada Pérez Frutos Callado lamento sin orilla
- Cheryl Frances-Hoad The Dream Bearer
- Nicolas Tzortzis Senza Memoria
- Sebastian Rapacki Rhapsodie
Soloists:
- Rebekah Alexander | Soprano
Theodore Antoniou | Conductor
Spectrum Instrumentalis
Monday, October 30, 2006, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- Robert Carl A Slow Arch
- Donald Martino* Fantasy Variations
- Nigel Osborne Eulogy
- Ketty Nez Cirrulian Ice (commissioned by ALEA III)
- Betsy Jolas** Episode sixi?me
- Christos Anastasiou Diastaseis (commissioned by ALEA III)
Soloists:
- Kathleen Boyd | Flute
- Yevgeny Kutik | Violin
- Scott Woolweaver | Viola
Theodore Antoniou | Conductor
* In memoriam
** For her eightieth birthday
Music Theatre
Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- Karl Amadeus Hartmann Füwahr...?! from Wachsenfigurenkabinet
- Stathis Gyftakis Hori-day Trip
- William Antoniou The Soldier's Secret (commissioned by ALEA III)
- Gyögy Ligeti* Nouvelles Aventures
Soloists:
- Joyce Ting | Coloratura Soprano
- Rebekah Alexander | Soprano
- Margarita Syngeniotou | Mezzo Soprano
- Gregorio Rangel | Tenor
- Stephen Pixley | Baritone
- Tassos Apostolou | Bass-baritone
- Alex Mickiewicz | Actor
Theodore Antoniou | Conductor
* In memoriam
International
Wednesday, February 7, 2007, 8 p.m.
Free admission
Works:
- Michalis Economou The Return of Odysseus
- Stefan Hakenberg Apollo Metamorphoses (commissioned by ALEA III)
- Thoma Simaku Soliloquy I
- Richard Danielpour Sonnets to Orpheus (selections)
- Gyögy Ligeti* Etudes for Piano (selections)
- Debussy/Schoenberg Afternoon of a Faune
Soloists:
- Rebekah Alexander | Soprano
- Vagelis Maniatis | Baritone
- Krista Buckland Reisner | Violin
- Yukiko Shimazaki | Piano
Michalis Economou | Conductor
* In memoriam
A Young Composers' Workshop
Monday, April 2, 2007, 8 p.m.
Free admission
New works for large ensemble by talented young composers specially written for ALEA III
Works by:
- Panagiotis Theodossiou (Greece)
- Heather Gilligan (USA)
- Herlen Galvez (Mexico)
- Adam Knauss (USA)
- Savvas Tsiligiridis (Greece)
- Joelle Marston (USA)
- Naftali Schindler (Israel)
Theodore Antoniou | Conductor
Open rehearsals for the public
Come to experience how new music is prepared for performance
- Friday 3/30, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon, Room 167, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
- Friday 3/30, 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm, Room 171, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
- Saturday 3/31, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Room 167, 855 Commonwealth Avenue
